NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Press Release Environmental Groups Urge Administration to Pause Open Public Comment Periods, Respect Democratic Process Mar 2020 Now is not the time for the administration to rush to decisions without the opportunity for full public engagement.
• Policy Update NPCA Letter to DOI, EPA and NARA urging pause on certain public activities due to COVID-19 Mar 2020 NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno, along with partners, submitted the following letter to Secretary Bernhardt (DOI), Administrator Ferriero (NARA), and Administrator Wheeler (EPA) requesting a pause to public comment periods on active rulemaking and non-rulemaking notices within their respective agencies. 
• Policy Update The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks Mar 2020 President Trump and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people. 
• Press Release Waive National Park Fees to Protect Staff and Visitors, Not Promote Accessibility Mar 2020 Waiving fees prevents park staff and visitors from having close interactions during this ongoing pandemic.
• Policy Update Threats to America's National Parks from Oil and Gas and What Congress Can Do About It Mar 2020 NPCA released the following report that details the numerous threats that our park lands face from oil and & gas development and further outlines the various federal protections that can be established to ensure these public lands can be enjoyed for generations to come. 
• Press Release Amid Public Health Threat, Park Superintendents Given Authority to Close Areas Within National Parks Mar 2020 These are unprecedented times, and we need to make sure park staff and visitor's health comes first.
• Blog Post NPCA to Suspend Public Events Until Further Notice Mar 2020 The well-being of employees, supporters, allies and the general public is NPCA’s top concern during the developing COVID-19 pandemic.
• Press Release Army Corps Finds Significant Damage in Big Cypress National Preserve After NPS Green Lights Oil and Gas Exploration Mar 2020 Heavy machinery left deep scars across more than one hundred miles of this priceless landscape, creating unnatural channels across iconic wetlands in America’s Greater Everglades ecosystem.
• Blog Post It's Arch Madness! Mar 2020 | By Todd Christopher Choose the winners as an elite group of 8 national park landmarks square off in a decidedly light-hearted competition
• Magazine Article Homecoming Spring 2020 | By Daniel Howe Exactly 40 years after completing the Appalachian Trail, nine hikers reunited in Maine. How had walking those 2,193 miles changed the course of their lives?
• Magazine Article Say Bees! Spring 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard Sam Droege’s stunning photos of national park insects are the bee’s knees. (And all the other parts, too.) 
• Magazine Article Seeing the Light Spring 2020 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan A weekend getaway to the country’s only national park site devoted to painting. 
• Magazine Article The Otter Explosion Spring 2020 | By Ben Goldfarb Once hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters have recolonized Glacier Bay National Park with a vengeance.
• Magazine Article In the Heart of Darkness Spring 2020 | By Julie Scharper In 1989, teenager Rachel Cox got lost in Wind Cave. Decades later, she found inspiration and comfort there.
• Magazine Article A Liking for Lichens Spring 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
• Magazine Article A New View Spring 2020 | By Laura Allen Has the long-troubled relationship between Grand Canyon National Park and local indigenous people entered a more harmonious era?
• Magazine Article In Other Words Spring 2020 | By Todd Christopher Reimagining park brochures for blind visitors.
• Magazine Article A National Park Is Born Spring 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard White Sands National Monument becomes the country’s 62nd national park. What will change?
• Policy Update Position on S.508, S. 1863, S. 2340, S. 2827, S. 2924, S. 3121, and S. 3119 Mar 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a  legislative hearing scheduled for March 4th, 2020. 
• Press Release Senate to Move Years-Long Effort to Address National Park Repair Needs Mar 2020 The bill would provide funding to repair aging infrastructure in America’s more than 400 national park sites. 
• Blog Post These 10 National Parks Wouldn’t Exist Without Women Mar 2020 | By Nicolas Brulliard From Joshua Tree to Great Sand Dunes, these 10 special places are protected today thanks to their female champions.
• Press Release Parks Group Champions Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Feb 2020 The Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area would protect stories of our nation's diverse heritage, from pre-colonial Native American cities to early American rural life to the American Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3681, H.R. 4236 and H.R. 4512 Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the U.S. Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a legislative markup scheduled for Feb. 27th, 2020. 
• Press Release Parks Experience Record Visitation While Dealing with Staff Cuts and Growing Maintenance Backlog Feb 2020 For years, rampant underfunding coupled with staff cuts and increased visitation has required park staff to do far more with much less. 

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